ARCHITECTURAL PORTFOLIO DU’JUAN BROWN
2019 - 2024
Du’Juan Brown
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Studio Projects
Contact Du’Juan A. Brown Student School of Architecture Mississippi State University dujuanbrown70@gmail.com 601.701.3551
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Table Of Contents EDUCATIONAL PROJECTS
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Blue Economy Research and Interpretive Center
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Ross Collins Vocational Center
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03 Accountability + Affordability pp. 18 - 23
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The Cubes pp. 24 - 31
PROFESSIONAL PROJECTS
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The Helix Bench pp. 32-41
Mass Timber Research 06 WDF: pp. 42-43
SKETCHING
07 The Ideas pp. 44-45
STUDIO PROJECT
The port of Gulfport has provided the state of Mississippi with an influx of financial stability, productivity, and industrialization. Being along the coastline of the Gulf of Mexico, important factors upon the city must be considered when experiencing the place. Ship Vessels bringing in and exporting imported cargo to designated locations. Cruise adventures are continuously sailing during the warm months for human entertainment. Individual fishermen are at sea for hours throughout the day. The international train station carries important products to and from the city. Highway 90 is continually buzzing throughout the year while special city events are happening during important holidays. Taking in consideration the site, the people, and the engaging activities, a well designed object placed amongst these attributes to the city needs to not disrupt the presence of the city but moreever embody the presence of the city. How does a piece of architecture carefully acknowledge these attractions of the city? The integration of specific ocean and city views, connectivity back to the landscape, and total experience of how certain energy flows could advance the built environment and city of Gulfport.
Blue Economy Research and Interpretive Center
Site: Gulf of Mexico, Gulfport, MS Studio V-A Mass Timber | Professor Jacob Gines Spring 2023
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CONCEPTUAL SKETCHES Conceptual Sketches 6
FINAL CONCEPTUAL SKETCH
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The massing study process revealed the potential form and shape of the building while acknowledging the important views across the site to adhere to the energies of transportation such as boats, cars, cruise ships, trains, and people walking. These massing forms began to reach out across the site creating overhangs and covered spaces for seating and shading.
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FOURTH LEVEL PLAN
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T.O. PARAPET 85’-0”
6TH LEVEL 73’-0”
5TH LEVEL 58’-0” 4T H LEVEL 48’-0”
3RD LEVEL 33’-0”
2ND LEVEL 18’-0” PEAK SITE LEVEL 7’-0” GROUND LEVEL 0’-0” WATER LEVEL -5’-0”
T.O. PARAPET 85’-0”
6TH LEVEL 73’-0”
5TH LEVEL 58’-0” 4T H LEVEL 48’-0”
3RD LEVEL 33’-0”
2ND LEVEL 18’-0” PEAK SITE LEVEL 7’-0” GROUND LEVEL 0’-0” WATER LEVEL -5’-0”
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INTERPRETIVE GALLERY
KAWNEER 1600-1 CURTAIN WALL SYSTEM
SCHINDLER 9700 ESCALATOR SYSTEM
18” x 18”STRUCTURELAM DOUGLAS FIR GLULAM BEAM
ROOFTOP BALCONY
PIPE STAINLESS STEEL GUARD RAIL
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DRI- DESIGN - 2” COPPER ANODIZED METAL PANELSYSTEM
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DETAIL CC SCHINDLER 9700 ESCALATOR SYSTEM
24” x 24” CONCRETE BASE COLUMN
DIPTYCH COMPOSTION Scale: NTS
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STUDIO PROJECT
Ross Collins Career and Technical Center is the oldest and largest vocational center located in Mississipi specifically Meridian, Ms. The center opened its doors on November 11, 1942 serving the World War II as a facility for pilot training, national defense employment programs, and training for service at Key Field. Today, the building serves as a training technical school for the Meridian Public School District. Thirteen programs of instruction are seen throughout the building such as: marketing, business computer technology, early childhood educatoin, automechanics, drafting, residential electricity, welding, culinary arts, allied health, auto body repair, computer systems technology, and residential carpentary. Ross Collins has served a great purpose while upstanding the test of time, but on-going 70+ years, technology has surpassed the function of the current conditions of the building. With a new shed light on Ross Collins, the potential growth can be seen in the near future.
Ross Collins Vocational Center
Site: Meridian High School , Meridian, MS Studio IV-A | Dr. Christopher Hunter Fall 2022
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EAST ELEVATION 1/16” = 1’
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STUDIO PROJECT
It is important in design to take a step back and think about the different ways someone might inhabit a space or specifically a home. No two people are alike, but one thing we all have in common is the way we want to feel about our home. It is the most intimate space we could be in, and designing residential homes with that thought allows the designer to show appreciation for each and every person that may get to experience the space. Structurally this home was designed around modular ideas. Aesthetically it was designed to give the right amount of privacy and space for residents so that they could feel like it was their own. Houses on the site were placed in different orientations, which created different aspects to each home. This was done intentionally so that they still would be modular, but residents would get the choice in where they would want to live. Finding a balance in strategy and providing comfort was the main challenge and goal of this project
Accountabilty + Affordability
Site: Starkville, Ms Studio 3B - Precast Collaborative Studio Prof. Alexis Gregory | John Poros Collaborator: Habitat for Humanity | Team 12 Spring 2022 20
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In collaboration with Habitat for Humanity - Starkville, MSU Architecture and Business Construction Science department collaborated to design an affordable living community that captured a sense of beauty. Design restraints such using affordable building materials, volunteer friendly work, and easy building techniques were taken into consideration to produce the best possible design.
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STUDIO PROJECT
“A dwelling-unit consists of not only a home, a space to adhere to day to day activities, or a place to produce and raise life, but a dwelling can have a deeper symbolic meaning. I believe that a dwelling unit should be able to possess certain qualities that will make the space not only enjoyable but also purposeful. The qualities that will drive the unit design are: natural lighting, circulation, connection, diffusion, and workability. With these characteristics carefully and purposefully executed into a dwelling space, the unit can become a creative environment.”
The CUBES
Site: 640 W. Randolph St. Chicago, IL Studio 3A - Multifamily Housing Instructuor: Jacob Gines | Silvina Barrera Fall 2021 26
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N. DES PLAINES ST.
W. RANDOLPH ST. 28
Second Amenity Plan
Unit Floor Plan
Ground Plan
First Amenity Plan
1/32” SCALE MODEL
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The Cubes accumulated to reach 65 total units with special amentities that advances living for the residents and commercial spaces along the ground level to adhere to pedestrians. A full size restaurant occupies the south location of the ground floor along with a coffee shop adjacent to the left. Rentable commercial spaces align with the east direction of the ground floor with a pharmacy market aligning along the north. The lobby into the residential space is tucked in away from pedestrian access, but allows residents to still have close entrance. The first level amenitity space contains a gym and a kids daycare center while the second level amenity plan accesses an outdoor patio, a conference room and comfort lounge. The unit plan maximizes unit space with 12 residential apartments.
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PROFESSIONAL PROJECT
Parametric design has become a current staple in the design world of today. With advanced technology and innovation such as Rhinoceros 7 and Grasshopper, the parameters can be stretched beyond hard, straight edges and boxy-like figures. Through collaboration, Method Studios was able to visualize a two-direction seating that lands on two points creating a bridge sculpture. With help from collaborators and partnerships, a realistic vision of the design was created and brought to life. Our collaborators, a newly 3D concrete printing company, provided the designers one-on-one access to participate in the printing, documenting, and filming the technology process behind the advancements of 3D concrete printing. With the innovation of 3D concrete printing, the capabilities of designing in a new perspective allows for endless opportunities.
The HELIX Bench
Firm: Method Studios Site: 360 W. Aspen Avenue, SLC, Utah Collaborator: Jacob Gines | Pikus3D Summer 2022 34
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The Helix Bench design intentions were to create a sculptural piece of work that provided comfortable seating. The subtle curvature allows for smooth form that creates the concept of a bridge spanning from one end of the bench to the other. While the bench is spanning, it is also intended to express the idea of the form being twisted and stretched outward. This concept inspired the two-direction seating that expresses privacy, but interaction if desired.
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SIDE ELEVATION
17” 1’ 3”
9’
PLAN VIEW
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FRONT ELEVATION
AXONOMETRIC
FRONT ELEVATION
Helix Bench
Manufacturing
Date: 13 July 2022 Slicer: V3.62
Printing Time: 33 minutes Weight: 312 kg Volume: 156 L Printing Distance: 520 m Layer Height: 10 to 10.06 mm Printing Width: 30 mm
Dimensions: Number of Objects: 1 Length X: 0.81 m Width Y: 0.86 m Height Z: 2.73 m
Process Configuration Speed: 15903 to 16000 mm/min Flow Rate: 9.6 kg/min (4.56 L/min) Suggested Nozzle Diameter: 25 mm Max. Acceleration: 5.69 m/s2
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CENTER OF GRAVITY
GRASSHOPPER TOOLS
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PROFESSIONAL PROJECT
Published for over 30 years, Wood Design Focus is an open access electronic journal providing articles on topics of contemporary wood design; including architecture, construction, engineering and design. Wood Design Focus is committed to featuring the people, places and practices that move the wood focus narrative forward as we envision a more sustainable, resilient and beautiful built environment constructed of wood. “The foundations of our relationship with wood lie in its remarkable properties. It is lighter than water, yet weight to weight is as stiff, strong, and tough as steel and can resist both being stretched and compressed. It is easy to shape, as it readily splits along the grain, and is soft enough to carve, especially when green. It can be found in pieces large enough to hold up houses, yet can be cut up into tools as small as a toothpick. It can last for centuries if it is kept permanently dry or wet, yet it can also be burned to keep us warm, to cook our food, and drive a wide range of industrial processes. With all these advantages, the central role of wood in the human story was not just explicable, but inevitable.” - Jacob Gines
Mass TIMBER Research
Mass Timber Research Collaborator: Jacob Gines | Wood Design Focus Summer 2022
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Sumo-X
Lindworm Festival
Fjordbyen City
Chen-Ru Sung
Svenja Siever
Vegard Elseth
Tech-Folk Townhall
The Power of London
The Carpenter’s Guildhouse
Teo Andonov
Ryan Moss
Sebastian Birch
Timber Bridge in Gulou Waterfront
The Evans Treehouse at Garvan Woodland Gardens
Ultra-Fast Charging Stations for Electric Vehicles
LUO studio
modus studio
Cobe
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SKETCHING
Every great design begin with pen to paper. Sketching through the problems is the most efficient solution to design. In the days of high technology, having the ability to still have a consisten pen allows for unique opportunities.
The IDEAS
Conceptual Idea Sketches Fall 2019 - Spring 2023
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Good architecture should reduce human tension by creating a restful environment and changing social patterns. Paul Revere Williams, FAIA
THANK YOU.